19th Century Bathing Costume

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19th century bathing costume

Compared to our barely clad, spaghetti-strapped swimsuit styles, the bathing costumes of the 18th and 19th century seem laughably prudish. But those days, people worried that glimpsing more than a ...

Woollen swimwear, popular a century ago, might soon make a splash on Australian beaches again. In the 19th century, when natural fibers were the only option, beach-goers donned costumes made of wool ...

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MutualArt.com: The young beauty in bathing suit crouching to retrieve a golf ball; the front of the rectangular base incised with a related scene of young women golfing on a beach, 19th century

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Trending The young beauty in bathing suit crouching to retrieve a golf ball; the front of the rectangular base incised with a related scene of young women golfing on a beach, 19th century Marble ...

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The young beauty in bathing suit crouching to retrieve a golf ball; the front of the rectangular base incised with a related scene of young women golfing on a beach, 19th century

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In the early 1800s, the first swimsuits for women were known as “bathing costumes” — modest, full-coverage garments designed more for decency than comfort or function. As time went on, swimwear ...